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C-Span Puts Full Archives on the Web

Benton Foundation — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:28:16 -0700

Researchers, political satirists and partisan mudslingers, take note: C-Span has uploaded virtually every minute of its video archives to the Internet.

High-Speed Wireless Transforms a Shipyard

Benton Foundation — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:25:03 -0700

Over the past few months, Hyundai Heavy, the world's largest maker of ships, deployed a high-speed wireless network across the yard, one of the first such installations in an industrial setting anywhere in the world. Data zips around the complex at four megabits per second, about four times as fast as on a cable modem that is common in U.S. homes.

A Key Step Toward Nationwide Health Information Exchange

Benton Foundation — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:51:12 -0700

On March 15, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the awarding of over $160 million in new grants to help states advance the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology.

Tracking Electric Use Could Allow Utilities to Track You, Too

Benton Foundation — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:09:08 -0700

Smart electric grids are championed by the federal government, conservation groups and industry as good for the economy and the environment. But some technology policy organizations worry that smart meters pose a potential threat to privacy and could be exploited by online marketers, government agencies, criminals and others.

State Department Launches New Discussion Site

Benton Foundation — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:04:15 -0700

The State Department Monday launched a new Web site aimed at fostering global conversations about foreign policy issues.

E-gov spending to continue declining in 2010

Benton Foundation — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:54:08 -0700

Agency spending on e-government and line of business initiatives has dropped by more than $35 million since 2008.

Duplicating Federal Videos for an Online Archive

Benton Foundation — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:07:24 -0700

A look at an effort to unlock the thousands of videos tucked away in the National Archives by making it available over the Internet.

FOIA-request audit shows response to Obama transparency pledge is uneven

Benton Foundation — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:06:04 -0700

The Obama administration's first year of efforts to improve access to government information has yielded mixed results, according to an audit of Freedom of Information Act requests set to be released Monday.

Children's Agenda for Digital Opportunity

Benton Foundation — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:06:22 -0800

Federal Communications Commission Julius Genachowski outlined National Broadband Plan recommendations to benefit children and their families.

FCC Recommends Outfitting Military Installations with Ultra High-Speed Connection

Benton Foundation — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:59:55 -0800

Following consultation with the Department of Defense (DoD), the team developing the Federal Communications Commission's National Broadband Plan has included a recommendation that the DoD equip select military installations with ultra high-speed broadband connections that would provide military personnel and their families with improved access to enhanced broadband connectivity.

National Education Technology Plan Prods K-12 to Innovate

Benton Foundation — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:53:46 -0800

The Obama administration urged educators and policymakers last week to embrace a host of digital-learning approaches it says will make K-12 schools better, including putting a computing device in the hands of every student.

Chicago Sets its Sights on Ultra-Modern Web Site With Enhanced E-Government

Benton Foundation — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:49:44 -0800

Chicago officials launched a new website emphasizing it will make life simpler for residents, businesses and visitors alike. With more than 3,500 pages of information, the site has some neat features you won't find on the typical municipal website.

Senate Supports Meaningful Use Eligibility Change

Benton Foundation — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:46:00 -0800

The Senate-passed legislation that extends programs and tax incentives that create jobs includes language to expand the types of physicians eligible for meaningful use incentive payments under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Advisory panel proposes national electronic health record safety database

Benton Foundation — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:44:03 -0800

On March 12, the Health IT Policy Committee proposed creating a national database into which clinicians could report patient data errors and unsafe conditions they encountered in their use of electronic health records.

States' roles will shift in new NHIN landscape

Benton Foundation — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:35:04 -0800

"What is the motivation for providers to join a health information exchange if all they need is NHIN Direct to help them achieve meaningful use?" The question was put to...

Technical Panel on 700 MHz Nationwide Interoperable Public Safety Wireless Broadband Network

Benton Foundation — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:01:19 -0800

Mar 17 2010 - 9:30am - 11:30am

Technical Panel on 700 MHz Nationwide Interoperable Public Safety Wireless Broadband Network
Federal Communications Commission
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m

Weighing text-lobbying during public meetings

Benton Foundation — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:18:33 -0800

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is slightly off track in suggesting a ban on text-message lobbying during meetings of San Francisco's Board of Supervisors and city commissions.

Broadband, Opportunity, and Country Music

Benton Foundation — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:31:45 -0800

At a meeting of the Country Music Association Board of Directors, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said few actions will do more to grow our economy and expand opportunity than building a world-class broadband infrastructure.

Obama's $79 Billion Tech Plan May Favor Web Programs

Benton Foundation — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:20:44 -0800

Vivek Kundra, the Obama official with $79 billion to spend on technology, said the government can be more efficient by putting programs on the Web.

Telepresence: Not just for meetings any more

Benton Foundation — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:15:31 -0800

Telepresence, an advanced form of videoconferencing, aims to simulate the experience of a face-to-face meeting by using high-definition, jitter-free video coupled with spatial audio. The technology is earning a following.